# Noah Williams (basketball)

Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American college basketball player who plays for the James Madison Dukes of the Sun Belt Conference. He previously played for the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams.

## Early life

Williams was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and went to high school at the nearby O'Dea High School.
Williams originally committed to Buffalo under head coach Nate Oats on March 10, 2019. After Oats left Buffalo to accept the head coaching position at Alabama, Williams decommitted from Buffalo and committed to Washington State on May 7, 2019 over Buffalo, Virginia Tech, and Washington.
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Noah Williams G | Seattle, WA | O'Dea High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | May 9, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
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| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## College career

Williams played in 29 games, starting 13, and averaged 6.2 points and 21.7 minutes per game in his freshman season. He scored 15 points on his 19th birthday against Washington and a season–high 17 points against Oregon State for his best performances of the season.
During his sophomore season, Williams broke his career–high points several times. He broke it in back–to–back games, scoring 32 points in a win against California and scoring 40 points in a triple–overtime win against Stanford, marking the first time anyone from Washington State had scored 40 points since Klay Thompson scored 40 during the 2011 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. Because of this scoring spree, Williams was honored as the NCAA National Player of the week. For the season, he averaged 14.1 points and 30 minutes per game while starting all 27 games.
Coming off of his much–improved sophomore season, he averaged 9.5 points and 25.7 minutes per game in 35 games. He scored a season–high 19 points against both Winthrop and Oregon. On April 11, 2022, Williams transferred from Washington State to rival Washington.
After the 2022–23 season, Williams entered the transfer portal and left Washington. Williams will finish his colligate career at James Madison, playing for the Dukes and newly hired men's basketball Head Coach Preston Spradlin.

## Personal life

Prior to the start of his junior season, Williams was involved in an incident at a bar where he was trying to pick up a late evening food call in order. He was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Possession of Fictious Identification. Both charges were dismissed after Noah completed 8 hours of community service.
Williams graduated from the University of Washington, with a B.A. Degree in Sociology, June 2024 and is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Intelligence from James Madison University.

## Career statistics
### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2019–20 | Washington State | 29 | 13 | 21.7 | .366 | .148 | .722 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 6.2 |
| 2020–21 | Washington State | 27 | 27 | 30.0 | .406 | .379 | .804 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .2 | 14.1 |
| 2021–22 | Washington State | 30 | 25 | 25.7 | .332 | .262 | .716 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.5 |
| 2022–23 | Washington | 14 | 10 | 25.1 | .375 | .310 | .613 | 3.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .1 | 8.7 |
| Career | Career | 105 | 75 | 25.6 | .369 | .307 | .734 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 9.7 |